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Meaning & Origins
Of Old Norse origin, from ei ‘ever, always’ (or einn ‘one, alone’) + ríkr ‘ruler’ (see Eirik). It was introduced into Britain by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. As a modern given name, it was revived in the mid 19th century and has remained in use since.
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English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): either a variant of Horsfall, or else a habitational name from an unidentified place named with Old English hors ‘horse’ (perhaps a byname) + feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’.
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Nicknames & variations
Erik, Rick, Erick, Ric, Erec, Erek
Horst, Horsley, Horstman, Horsman, Horsey, Horstmann, Horsfall, Horsch, Hirschfeld, Horseman
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